From: Ole-Hjalmar Kristensen <ohk@maestro.clustra.com>
Subject: Re: Calculating SQRT in ADA
Date: 1999/03/26
Date: 1999-03-26T00:00:00+00:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <umqzp50qstq.fsf@maestro.clustra.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 7dei9a$dvo$1@nnrp1.dejanews.com
robert_dewar@my-dejanews.com writes:
> In article <19990324201959.00800.00000708@ngol04.aol.com>,
> johnherro@aol.com (John Herro) wrote:
> > I admit that in cases where execution time must be
> > minimized, the extra programming effort is called for,
> > but in general my first rule is to minimize
> > program complexity instead.
>
> The best way to minimize effort in computing square roots
> is to use a library routine written by someone who knows
> how to write things efficiently.
>
> The example here is
>
> (a) subject to doing too many operations per iteration
> (b) takes more time that necessary per iteration, due to
> the very inefficient termination test
> (c) is not fully last bit accurate
>
> Sqrt is an easy routine to write, and any library routine
> will undoubtedly do the right things with respect to the
> above three points!
>
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Your faith in library routines is touching :-)
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Thread overview: 55+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
1999-03-24 0:00 Calculating SQRT in ADA cmcrae
1999-03-23 0:00 ` Chris Morgan
1999-03-24 0:00 ` Marin David Condic
[not found] ` <36F913E0.75F51763@lmco.com>
1999-03-24 0:00 ` John Herro
1999-03-24 0:00 ` Hans Marqvardsen
[not found] ` <36FAA3DF.42C31CF@lmco.com>
1999-03-26 0:00 ` Tom Moran
1999-03-25 0:00 ` robert_dewar
1999-03-25 0:00 ` robert_dewar
1999-03-25 0:00 ` John Herro
1999-03-24 0:00 ` Hans Marqvardsen
1999-03-25 0:00 ` David C. Hoos, Sr.
1999-03-25 0:00 ` robert_dewar
1999-03-26 0:00 ` Calculating SQRT in Ada John Herro
1999-03-26 0:00 ` David C. Hoos, Sr.
1999-03-26 0:00 ` John Herro
1999-03-25 0:00 ` Calculating SQRT in ADA robert_dewar
1999-03-25 0:00 ` David C. Hoos, Sr.
1999-03-26 0:00 ` Howard W. LUDWIG
1999-03-26 0:00 ` Ole-Hjalmar Kristensen [this message]
1999-03-27 0:00 ` robert_dewar
1999-03-29 0:00 ` Robert I. Eachus
1999-03-30 0:00 ` robert_dewar
1999-04-02 0:00 ` Robert I. Eachus
1999-04-03 0:00 ` robert_dewar
1999-03-30 0:00 ` robert_dewar
1999-04-02 0:00 ` Robert I. Eachus
1999-03-24 0:00 ` Ada 83 - Sometimes still chosen Richard D Riehle
1999-03-25 0:00 ` robert_dewar
1999-03-25 0:00 ` Richard D Riehle
1999-03-25 0:00 ` Larry Kilgallen
1999-03-26 0:00 ` robert_dewar
1999-03-26 0:00 ` Tarjei Tj�stheim Jensen
1999-03-27 0:00 ` robert_dewar
1999-03-27 0:00 ` Tarjei Tj�stheim Jensen
1999-03-26 0:00 ` Tom Moran
1999-03-26 0:00 ` Richard D Riehle
1999-03-26 0:00 ` Tom Moran
1999-03-26 0:00 ` Larry Kilgallen
1999-03-29 0:00 ` Marin David Condic
1999-03-29 0:00 ` Tarjei Tj�stheim Jensen
1999-03-27 0:00 ` Matthew Heaney
1999-03-25 0:00 ` robert_dewar
1999-03-25 0:00 ` Richard D Riehle
1999-03-25 0:00 ` Marin David Condic
1999-03-26 0:00 ` robert_dewar
1999-03-25 0:00 ` Calculating SQRT in ADA robert_dewar
1999-03-24 0:00 ` Howard W. LUDWIG
1999-03-25 0:00 ` Larry Kilgallen
1999-03-24 0:00 ` bob
1999-03-24 0:00 ` Niklas Holsti
1999-03-26 0:00 ` als0045
1999-03-26 0:00 ` als0045
1999-03-26 0:00 ` bob
1999-03-26 0:00 ` Marin David Condic
1999-03-26 0:00 ` David C. Hoos, Sr.
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